La Vie en Szechuan

La Vie en Szechuan Reviews

Not sure if this is supposed to be this way...but I get a years supply of salt eating this dish "Dry Spicy Chicken"...wont blame the restaurant...maybe this is supposed to feel like licking salt with each bite..the delivery was relatively quick...

Written by
Harry T. on
8/19/2014 |
Member since 2013
Harry ordered from here within the last year

The food was horrible and the delivery took double the estimated time. I do not recommend

Written by
Atena P. on
7/3/2014 |
4 other reviews |
Member since 2012
Atena ordered from here within the last year

This is the best Szechuan food in midtown Manhattan. They have great food, fast delivery, and very nice service no matter for delivery or in store. The fish maw in spicy broth is just amazing. Must try!

Written by
Zhen W. on
6/8/2014 |
Member since 2014
Zhen ordered from here within the last year

Everything was great!! Especially the pickled pepper dishes. Also crab soup dumplings. And I say this even though the delivery took 2 hours bc of a mix up. The food was good enough to mollify me, and I was plenty angry. Also "Won" the delivery guy was apologetic and promised a discount next time.

Written by
Tom R. on
5/25/2014 |
22 other reviews |
Member since 2006
Tom ordered from here within the last year

Truly horrendous. I ordered the Szechuan Shrimp lunch special with hot and sour soup. The hot and sour soup was rather ordinary tasting, but very skimpy on the "stuff" you usually get in it (mushrooms, bits of tofu, bits of pork, etc.). The shrimp was ridiculous. The sauce (which was not on the side) was a thick, gummy, gloppy, tasteless white sauce--NOT a szechuan sauce. The vegetables that came with it were peas and diced carrots, which is an odd choice for a Szechuan dish--and they looked EXACTLY like the peas and carrots you get frozen in a bag at the supermarket. Exactly. The whole dish was a joke.

Written by
Jennifer L. on
3/24/2014 |
Member since 2014
Jennifer ordered from here within the last year

Best mapo tofu in the city!

Written by
Stacey L. on
3/14/2014 |
3 other reviews |
Member since 2012
Stacey ordered from here within the last year

Incredibly fast... Can be more spicy tho

Written by
kyra w. on
2/28/2014 |
7 other reviews |
Member since 2013
kyra ordered from here over a year ago

delivery is very slow.
service is very bad. If you call them, you will know how rude they are.

Written by
Michael W. on
2/12/2014 |
Member since 2006
Michael ordered from here over a year ago

This is my go-to Chinese place for work lunch. It's authentic and the prices aren't bad. Just want to say though, the 2 stars isn't for the food, it's for the customer service today. I'll admit, I wasn't paying attention when I ordered and left the tip at default. The restaurant called me and asked me to tip more b/c it's literally 7 degrees out. I'm fine with that, I'l own up to it.
However, if you're going to call me and ask for more tip, my order better be correct. It wasn't. I was supposed to get brown rice (got white) and was supposed to get a hot and sour soup with my lunch special (it was nowhere to be found).

Written by
Ashley M. on
1/7/2014 |
Member since 2012
Ashley ordered from here over a year ago

Authentic & tasty!

Written by
H L. on
12/12/2013 |
7 other reviews |
Member since 2007
H ordered from here within the last year

Bland

Written by
Josh S. on
11/30/2013 |
3 other reviews |
Member since 2010
Josh ordered from here over a year ago

Great authentic Szechuan food!

Written by
Rahul S. on
11/12/2013 |
Member since 2012
Rahul ordered from here within the last year

Sodium shock

Written by
SO YOUNG Y. on
10/5/2013 |
1 other review |
Member since 2013
SO YOUNG ordered from here over a year ago

The food is always hot and fresh, and delivered within the stated time. I love their house special fried rice. The "hot and spacey" isn't very , however.

Written by
summer h. on
9/7/2013 |
15 other reviews |
Member since 2012
summer ordered from here over a year ago

has been consistent and is a go-to for delivery for me.

Written by
michael c. on
8/25/2013 |
7 other reviews |
Member since 2011
michael ordered from here over a year ago